How long should a street be? (metro, highway, Detroit, Boston)

[Dwatted Wabbit]

I would say long enough to get from one end to the other.

[adjusterjack]

Della Street was 5'5" in the Perry Mason TV Series (Barbara Hale's height).

[Mightyqueen801]

There's a road near where I live called Half Mile Road. I always wanted to take it to see how long it is.

[Yeledaf]

Originally Posted by adjusterjack

Della Street was 5'5" in the Perry Mason TV Series (Barbara Hale's height).

And now it’s her length.

I’m sad she’s gone. I always loved that pencil in Della’s hair.

[2Easy]

Originally Posted by peacecrusader888

A street may be 70 meters, 100, 125, 150, 200. What is the length of a street be?

I think that you mean block. I'd say that something like 125m by 75-100m is ideal for US uses.

[peacecrusader888]

Originally Posted by 2Easy

I think that you mean block. I'd say that something like 125m by 75-100m is ideal for US uses.

The block you are referring to maybe 37.5 to 50 meters deep, if we half it. I am after the length of the street, or how long to traverse it, or from one end to the other (as Dwatted Wabbit said).

[Italian (x)lurker]

Half a mile,the longest distance one could see by naked eyes what's there , in the furthest point, say a house or a tree etc without the need to get on a bus or a car
moreover longeer roads tend to lose their identity, if a road is 5 miles long it doesn't say anything of you if you just tell one "I live on that road" without sayin anyhting else...

[grampaTom]

20 years, then it becomes a boulevard.

[eschaton]

In terms of urban planning, street length doesn't matter.

Street width, however, matters a great deal, because the wider streets are, the faster people drive, which makes for a less safe environment for pedestrians.

Block length also matters in terms of urban planning, because "superblocks" tend to dissuade people from walking.

[lvmensch]

The street names here often connote position not length. My Street for instance is always west of B Avenue and East of D Avenue. But it is not contiguous. That is there are at least a dozen segments of My Street which do not connect spread over 10 miles. Locals know you use a section line street to get near the number then turn in the proper direction.